No intellectual property laws

This subreddit is for those who believe copyrights, patents, trademarks, and other legal privileges in patterns are against their interests and against the interests of most people. Copying is not theft; it is competition, it is culture. FAQ

Even though it may seem ridiculous for Amazon to file for this, what's important to realize is that it's not the players that are to blame, but the game.

Even if you don't want to be offensive with patents, you still want to file because otherwise someone else may file and be offensive to you. The fact that this patent was granted actually proves that any large corporation whose income relies on studio photography should have tried to file it.

If you have profits in the hundreds of millions of dollars (or more), then the cost of filing for a dozen patents is negligible. It improves your arsenal of patents which can be used either defensively or offensively.